Quick summary In 2017, I co-created the International Toilet Tourism Awards with my then-business partner, Carolyn Childs, at MyTravelResearch. The premise was simple. After two decades of researching what travellers actually want, we kept hitting the same finding from every market segment we studied: a clean, safe, well-designed toilet matters more than almost anyone in travel and tourism wants to admit. The awards were our way of saying what everyone thinks out loud. Yester

Summary: The world is a bit wobbly at the moment. If you've been sitting on a trip you've been dreaming about for years, it's tempting to wait until things settle down. Here's the thing — they may not settle. Not the way we're used to. This is a piece about travelling through uncertain times, what to actually think about (travel insurance, weather patterns and a few honest trade-offs), and why regret is a far bigger risk than uncertainty. I had coffee with a friend last w

Summary Solo travel is usually triggered by life changes, not spontaneous wanderlust It’s less about seeing places and more about reconnecting with yourself and who you were meant to be The first trip often feels uncertain, but becomes a turning point Freedom, space, and independence are the real drivers This is a long-term behavioural shift, not a passing trend Most women don’t become solo travellers because they’re brave. They become solo travellers because something in the

The most anxious time in solo travel is your 'homeless state'. Arriving in another country.

Summary Most women did not travel solo to feel brave. They travelled to feel steady again. The first solo trip mattered emotionally more than any destination choice. Familiar places, light structure, and optional connection reduced anxiety. Preparation mattered more than confidence. The biggest change happened quietly, after they came home. Who this article is really about This article is based on patterns we see again and again among divorced women who choose to travel alone

For most women over 50, solo travel doesn’t begin with a dramatic declaration or a fearless leap, as many self-help gurus or healing social media influencers will have you believe. It begins quietly. With a thought that keeps returning. With a trip they didn’t take because no one else could. With the realisation that waiting has become heavier than going. This guide brings together what women over 50 actually tell us about travelling solo - the fears, the relief, the practica

Travel safety tips for solo travel. The real story. Summary The thing that catches solo travellers off guard isn't the dark alley. It's a stranger at the dinner table, a comment in the airport, a flasher on the underground. Real moments, from real women. Safety isn't fear. It's a sharper relationship with your own instincts. The travel industry talks about price. The research says it's safety. After 20 years of interviewing solo female travellers, I can tell you the gap is w